2025 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide Released: 6 Taizhou Cuisine Restaurants from Zhejiang Make the List!
On January 6th（2025）, Meituan's Black Pearl Restaurant Guide unveiled the latest 2025 Black Pearl Restaurant list in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. A total of 370 restaurants across 34 cities were featured. Among the restaurants in Hangzhou, two specialize in Taizhou cuisine, and four restaurants in Taizhou itself made the list, with one dish also receiving the Annual Dish Award.
In the 2025 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide, four restaurants from Taizhou were selected, including one Three-Diamond restaurant, one Two-Diamond restaurant, and two One-Diamond restaurants. Two restaurants have been on the list for eight consecutive years: Xin Rong Ji (Central Avenue Branch) and Laobian Restaurant. Among them, Laobian Restaurant's "Old Duck Dumpling" was honored with the 2025 Annual Dish Award.
Unlike the past trend of conspicuous consumption focused on piling high-end ingredients and excessive plating, today's consumers pay more attention to high quality and the long-term value experience brought by brands. Wang Puzhong, CEO of Meituan's Core Local Commerce, stated that no matter how the consumption environment changes, some people will always adhere to the highest standards, and some enterprises will always bear the responsibility of preserving heritage while innovating. Doing a good job with food is the most important part of a beautiful life.
In the future, the Black Pearl will continue to expand overseas, stimulating culinary exchanges between China and the world. Wang Puzhong mentioned that Black Pearl restaurants should promote themselves in the global market, engaging in mutual exchange, learning, and integration. Meituan will remain true to its original aspiration, using the "Black Pearl" to polish the name card of local cuisine and spread Chinese culinary culture to the world.
Black Pearl Restaurant Guide
2025 Dish of the Year Awards
Braised Eel’s Back
Shanghai | Lao Xing Xian (Huangpu Branch)
Crispy Song Ban Pork
Shanghai | Park Hyatt Shanghai · Yue Xuan
Spanish Squid with Fried Egg
Shanghai | MERCADO 505 Gourmet Restaurant
Su-Style Braised Meat in Casserole Rice
Suzhou | Ding Shan · Jiang Yan (High-speed Rail New Town Branch)
Old Duck Dumplings
Taizhou | Lao Bian Restaurant
Chilled Sea Cucumber with Golden Scallion
Beijing | Jing Yan · Hanlin Academy
Yinba Three-flavor Chicken
Chengdu | Yinba 1986
Spicy Chaozhou Goose Web with Sri Lankan Crab
Guangzhou | CICADA Song · Xiang
Jiangxi Tea Oil Blood Duck
Nanchang | Spring is Coming (Publishing Center Branch)
Inherited Braised Wuchang Fish
Wuhan | Yu Ge · Wuchang Fish Art Restaurant
Black Pearl Restaurant Guide
2025 Recommended Restaurants
Zhejiang
Hangzhou
Three Diamond Restaurants
Hangzhou West Lake Four Seasons Hotel· Jin Sha Hall
Two Diamond Restaurants
Jie Xiang Lou (Bapanling Road Branch)
La Villa Restaurant
West Lake State Guesthouse · Ziwei Hall
Xin Rong Ji (Xixi Wetland Branch) (Taizhou Cuisine)
One Diamond Restaurants
Ambré Ciel
Anxiang · Wild Yeast (Taizhou Cuisine)
Dong Fu Restaurant (Xianghu & Yuejie Branch) (NEW!)
Gui Yu Shan Fang (Manjuelong Branch)
Park Hyatt Hangzhou · Yue Xuan Chinese Restaurant
Howard Johnson Kanglai Hotel · Li An
CHIU by Howard
Lan Xuan Village Food Workshop
Man Shu Kaiseki
Pu Lan · Botanical Cuisine
Qing Lan
Ru Yuan (NEW!)
Yin Wai (Longjing Road Branch)
Ningbo
One Diamond Restaurants
Chen Gong Guan Champion Tower (Waitan Branch)
Hai Wei Shi Jia · Ben Wei Restaurant (Mingzhouli Branch)
Mei Yan (Huashu Road Branch))
Ming Ge
Ningbo Sheraton Hotel · Qian Chao Yu Gang
Taizhou
Three Diamond Restaurants
Xin Rong Ji (Linghu Branch)
Two Diamond Restaurants
Xin Rong Ji (Central Avenue Branch)
One Diamond Restaurants
Ke Long Yi Hao (Tengda Center Branch)
Lao Fan Restaurant
Wenzhou (NEW!)
One Diamond Restaurants
Sheraton Wenzhou Hotel (South Station Branch) (NEW!)
Ou Jiang Nan · New Ou Cuisine (Guangying Bay Branch) (NEW!)
Translator：Jiayang Lin